Boys' name · since 1886
Xavier
160,332 babies named Xavier in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160,332
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Xavier currently ranks #108 among boys' names in America, with 160,332 babies recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Xavier recorded 160,332 times among boys since 1886, holding rank #108 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #108 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 160,332 born since 1886
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xavier ranks #215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #108 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 160,332 born since 1886, peaking in the 2000s.
- #215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160,332
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Xavier's 160,332 recorded births place it above 99.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Xavier compares
160,332 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Xavier's all-time total is 435x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xavier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 160,332 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,561 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xavier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xavier's full recorded timeline at 1966, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 6,561 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xavier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 6,561
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Xavier popularity over time - girls
868 total births recorded since 1960 (Xavier as girls' name)
Xavier by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52,490 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Xavier's strongest decade.
52,490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Xavier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 111
1910s
111 births
- 1920s 154
1920s
154 births
- 1930s 172
1930s
172 births
- 1940s 395
1940s
395 births
- 1950s 956
1950s
956 births
- 1960s 1,799
1960s
1,799 births
- 1970s 2,869
1970s
2,869 births
- 1980s 7,041
1980s
7,041 births
- 1990s
1990s
24,290 births
- 2000s
2000s
52,490 births
- 2010s
2010s
48,739 births
- 2020s
2020s
21,282 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52,490 births (33% of all-time use).
How Xavier compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Xavier's total volume
Xavier by state
Where Xavier concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22,077 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19,352 | 12.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10,422 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 9,413 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6,969 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5,644 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5,577 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5,127 | 3.2% |
22,077 of 160,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Xavier appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Xavier's data
- Xavier's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (52,490 total births) through the 2020s (21,282) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Xaviers (22,077 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xavier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~139 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Xavier draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.